Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus

In its 30-year history, MYSC was credited with many television specials, numerous recordings, concerts, and several major tours throughout the United States.

The choral arm of the group provided music for the church's annual and semi-annual general conferences, usually during the Saturday morning sessions.

The MYSC was organized in 1969, with Jay E. Welch as music director and was given a primary commission from the LDS Church to promote a "greater understanding between all peoples and cultures."

[1][2] At the peak of its activity, the MYSC performed approximately thirty times each year, including formal concerts in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, conference appearances, firesides, tours, broadcasts, and recordings.

It also performed for several national and international groups; such presentations included a television special for the Norwegian Broadcasting Company as well as specials for American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, and for the National League of American Pen Women.